Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-05

and unanimous conviction on the part of
the faculty, that oratorical contests have an
injurious effect 0n the scholarship Of those
members of the senior class who are con
tsstants and those of the junior class who
expect to be, a meeting Of the association
was called today to discuss the advSability
OF Dberlin Withdrawing from the
state association. Professors Ellis.
Monroe, fruSt and Hall came as
representatives from the faculty and
pleaded earnestly with the boys ia give il
NJ. They urged the arguments that it ru-
ine,I scholarship; that II created false
standard of oratory. II its history did not
prove that there was no standard AT all.
There are Just rs many stardardS a. there
are different judges. Professor Monroe
urged that in the nature Of the case the
contest could not develop true oratory. fer
the contestant would write his piece, not t0
accomplish some beneficial purpose. but t.
capture the Judges. Professor Hall thought
that nothing else in college life was sn mis-
ChlevOus a the oratnrical contest. Never
theleSS IL will be difficult matter
Ia induce the students to coincide with the
facUlty's views. 4 majority Of them, eSpe-
cially Of the lower classes. II. In favor uf
sticking tn the ass.ncati0n, and r. il j. un-
derstOOd that the faculty will go no further
than Ia advise it Is uo; at all improbable
that Dberlin'S voice will continue Ia bs
heard at the state contest and occasionally
At the Interstate. Ii i entirely probable.
however that the time uf the home contest
will he changed 20 the fall term. in order
that the contestants may prepare duriag the
summer vacation.
We've been having quite discussion
ssl.glI NJ h.s
adoption of standard time" said to Bee
Line conductor who has grown grsy In
railroad lite; What do you think of
it,"
Where the difference j. so great between
standard time and solar time a. in Spring
feld. was the reply, Il don't see any sense
in adopting H. Concerning its adoption in
Ohio cities ] have only information a. re-
CARDS the town along the Bee Line. With
the exception OF few suburban villages
none of the towns have adopted standard
time. Cincinnati. Dayton. MiddletowH.
Franklin. and the other large places all NJ
tain city time. and will probably continue
Ia do -. In few very small places where
the business men all depend ON the trains
In going ~ business. standard time has been
adopted a. the time Of the place. Standard
time i of enormous advantage Ia the rail
roads, oHt tnrfr l. no necessity Tor rs
adoption by all the cities Of the state"
Mr.. Vincent Nowottny. the Springfield
artist, has an excellent position A. professor
In the Cincinnati art school at salary of
sl.2o0 per year. He is pleasantly situated
in the Queen City and has been favored
with many important portrait engage
ments.
Illinois has an Urbana, and what is more,
il i IN Champaign county.
4 Springfield young man claims that he
took his giri 10 see Shakspeare's Julius !
Cesar" at the Grand the other night, and
that by way Of criticism she said she didn't
think that the play was original. as IL con
taIned ~ many quotations. The Joke i |
good but il j. chestnut. RAMBLER.